International initiative for hazardous waste management
While developed countries in the European Union, such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, recycle more than 80% of construction waste, none is recycled in Serbia. There are big amounts of construction waste in urban areas endangering the population’s safety, as it is not being dumped adequately, but thrown around settlements and in water streams, […]
EBRD linking Albanian and Macedonian energy markets to EU
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is boosting the regional integration of energy markets in the Western Balkans. The institution said it is providing a loan of up to EUR 37 million for the construction of the first electricity interconnector between Albania and Macedonia and the introduction of grid efficiency improvements to the infrastructure […]
Biomass should be supported by procurement rules
Between 260,000 and 300,000 tonnes of pellet is produced every year in Croatia, 90% is exported, and the state could change that with laws which would stimulate bigger consumption of energy from renewable sources and wood biomass, according to participants at the sixth International Wood Energy Conference for Biomass and Renewable Energy Sources in Zagreb. […]
Solar power projects with Netherlands in the pipeline
An investment and cooperation agreement worth EUR 200 million was signed by Turkey and the Netherlands to carry out solar projects with a capacity of 175 MW, Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal reported. Yakamoz Energy Solutions and Turkish Humartaş Energy AŞ signed the agreement in Istanbul during Innovation Week, organized by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM), […]
Cut in distribution fees slashes power prices
Electricity distribution fees will go down 8% to 10% on January 1 and household electricity prices will be reduced by 5% to 6%, president of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) Niculae Havrileţ said, Romanian news agency Act Media reported. Energy fees will decrease proportionally to the fall in distribution fees included in the end […]
Towards sustainable municipal infrastructure
The municipality of Tirana and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have agreed to work together to upgrade the municipal infrastructure and make Albania’s capital more environment-friendly and to develop it in a sustainable way. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Tirana by the bank’s first vice president Phil Bennett and mayor […]
Copenhagen Solutions for sustainable urban development
One of the strong foundations of Danish economy comes from decoupling growth and energy consumption, Lone Dencker Wisborg, state secretary of the Nordic country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a round table at the Belgrade University’s Faculty of Architecture. The event named ‘Energy & Water – Resources Efficiency in Public Administration and Companies’ was […]
IBC Solar Turkey completes 1.1 MW solar power plant
In the province of Kayseri, FIT Enerji Yatırımları AŞ commissioned a photovoltaic facility built by IBC Solar, a company headquartered in Germany. Nominal peak output is 1,11 MW and the open space project was jointly developed by both parties, IBC’s statement said. The power plant, located in the central part of the country, spans two […]